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Channel 4 Confirms Election Sitcom ‘Ballot Monkeys’

Channel 4 has commissioned a new political sitcom in the lead-up to the UK General Election. Entitled Ballot Monkeys, the satirical show will star Trevor Cooper, Ben Miller, Sarah Hadland and Hattie Morahan as candidates for Labour, Lib Dem, UKIP and the Conservatives respectively.

The five-episode sitcom will be written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin – they created Drop The Dead Donkey and Outnumbered, so you know it’s going to be good.

“We’re very excited about this. We don’t think anyone’s done anything like this before, although we may find out why,” said Hamilton and Jenkin.

“We haven’t yet decided whether we’re brave or bonkers but a real-time satirical sitcom like Ballot Monkeys could only be handled by the remarkable Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin,” added Channel 4’s commissioning editor for comedy, Fiona McDermott, in the pair’s praise. “We are thrilled to have them and such an amazing cast on board our buses.”

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Dave vs. Ed: Who Won Your Vote Last Night?

David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, and Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour party, last night took questions from a studio audience as the campaigning period begins for this year’s elections.

During the interviews, Cameron claimed the Tories would be able to save an additional £10 billion in welfare cuts and urged audiences to think of the economy when choosing how to vote. Miliband responded to criticisms of not being tough enough to stand up to other world leaders, claiming, “Hell yeah, I’m tough enough.”

Snap polls after the broadcast suggest that Cameron won the debate by the close margin of 54% to Miliband’s 46%. But what do TVDaily’s users think?